Columns

Since writing for the paper, every other week I sit in front of my computer pondering the events that have taken place recently and try to come up with a column.
However, there has been so much that has gone on and will be going on that I am finding it too difficult to narrow my column down to just one story idea.
So, I thought a general overview of ideas may be the best avenue for this week’s column.
First of all, 94.5 FM has broken the ice. Yes, that’s right, Christmas carols are on the air for another month and a half.

When I think back over the past year I have spent working at the Cynthiana Democrat, I am reminded of a line from my favorite Broadway play.
During a scene of the well-known Broadway hit Jekyll and Hyde, Dr. Jekyll turns to a group of aristocratic naysayers and says “The only thing constant is change.”
When I played the role of Jekyll and Hyde in Laura Stephens’ Harrison County High School production of the play I didn’t really understand the full capacity of that line until one year of working at the local newspaper.

Well, I made it or really I should say, we made it.
A whole year in the books with plenty more for sure.
My wife and I celebrated our one-year wedding anniversary last Monday.
Looking back over the past year I found it humorous and encouraging at how we have adapted and learned to live with one another.
Now, I know that seems kinda harsh to say, but anyone who is married or has been married will agree with me when I say that getting married takes some major adjustment to work smoothly.

By: Bill Penn